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Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-16
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1--WE cay at night, 'W"uld God the day were
here
And say at down, Would God the day were
here,"
How we'll Swinburne has empha-
sized the feelings of thousands OF
Earth's fairest daughters, who are
laid PROSTATE by diseases fell-hand.
But, instead ofthe anguish Of despair,
what a song of joy ascends from the
hearts of those ladies who have used
DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescription"
and by its means been restored to the
glorious sunshine of health. 1t is a
positive remedy for those derange-
ments, irregularities and weaknesses
so common to our best female popula-
ton. Price reduced to one dollar.
BY druggists.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-16

VERY nearly to a state Of civil war
approaches the feeling and public ex-
element in Coahoma county, Miss,
between the friends OF Clarkesdale
and Friar's Point on the question OF
removal of the county seat from the
latter TO the former place. One man
has been killed, and a general battle
seems Imminent, unless vigorous
steps are tuxen to stop 1t.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-16

ENGLISH Spawn Liniment removes
all Hard, Soft. or Calloused Lumps and,
Bemishes from horses, Blood SPAWN
Curbs, splints, Sweeney, Stiles,
Sprains, Sore and Swollen Throat,
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use OF one
bottle. Every hottie warranted by
Owen K Moore Druggists, GAINESVILLE,
Tennessee, "
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-16

Mr.. Parneil's Cumbersome man is scid
70 be the heaviest cross Of his leadership.
Men write TO him "a any or all SUBJECTS,
and hHhe were 70 attempt only to read his
letters Il is asserted that he wouA have
no time for other work OF even 10 cot CT
sleep Kew York Graphic.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-16

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria,
Whom abe was Child, abe cried for CastoriA
When she became Miss she o,ung 70 CastoriA,
Whom abe had Children, abs gave them Castoria,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-16

FRIGHTFUL ravages among the
crops are being made by the locusts
in Minnesota.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01
BARTIMEUS.

And Jesus answered and said r=to him.
What wilt thou that should do unto thees The
blind man said unto Him, Lord, that might re-
ceive my sight"
would receive my sight; my clouded eyes
Miss the glad radiance of the morning sun,
The changing tints that glorify the skies
With roseate splendors when the day is done;
The shadows soft and gray. the pearly light
OF summer twilight deep'ning into night
cannot see to keep the narrow way.
And so blindly wander here and there,
Cropping amidst the tombS, or helpless stray
Through painless, tangled deserts, bleak and
bare;
Weeping seek the way cannot find
$9tsan my eyes, dear Lord, for am blind.
A.aG oft / llngh with some light, thoughtiess
Jest,
Nor see how anguish lines some face most
dear,
And write my mirtn, a hooking palimpsest--
On blotted scrolls of human pain and fear;
And never see the heartache interlned-
Pity. oh son of David. am blind.
do not see the pain my light words give,
The quvering, shrinking heart cannot see;
So, light of thought, midst hidden griefs live,
And mock the expressed tombS with sightless
glee;
Open mine eyes, light, blessed ways to find
Jesus, have mercy on mel am blind.
NY useless eyes are reservoirs of tears,
Doomed for their blind mistakes to overflow:
To weep for thoughtless ways of wandering
years,
Because j could not see-I did not know
These sightless eyes-than angriest glance less
Light of the World, have pity! l am blind.
ROBERT J. BURDETTE.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01

right for she looks just like la mere Manon
did before she died. And she begs Monsieur
le Cure to come to her at once"
II come comet" cried the old man in
tones of the deepest anguish. But doctor,
Jeanette, the doctor! Run fer hun. Oh,
that is useless, of course. He lives ten miles
away. What shall we do! What viii become
of usf'
Il have studied medicine said. II may
be able to be of some assistance. Ii Monsieur
lie Cure will permit, I"
Come. come!n he cried, clutching me by
the arm. at is the blessing Of Providence.
Is there anything you wantf IL Is disease OF
the heart. Now, then, come. But first dean
nette run upstairs and see whether Mon
sieur can enter
The girl had turned to enter to obey,
when through the silence of the house there
rung the awful noise of dying woman's
voice
'Raoul, Raoul! where are you? Je me
meurs, mon ami"
II was the voice of high-born lady. For
what reason know not, | turned towards
the picture 1t seemed the cry that should
come from those lips
The Cure had started ike a man who is
suddenly stabbed.
mon Dieu, mon Dieul" he cried. "Whose
voice is thatf'
Ard with this cry he turned towards the
picture.
"Raoul, Raoul! You must come quickly,
or it will be too late"
1T is old Bette that is calling you Mon
sieu' lie Cure" said Jeanette, pointing
to the room above. It is her voice is it
not ~
'Bette'sY' stammered the Cure, ''the old
peasant woman's! No, no, no! 1t was
| Mireille's But"
meanwhile, Monsieur" said Jeanette,
''the old woman dies"
Il GO said the Cure.
did not follow him; / had some feeling
| that there would be something solemn
something sacred was to be revealed in this
last interview between the old Cure and his
| dying servant. ] knew that, great as may
be the devotion and self-sacrifice of the man,
the self-sacrifice and devotion of the woman
that loves him, or has loved him, can be i'm
| measurably greater, and | believed that the
Cure would find out that his lifelong pen
ance had had even on this earth its passing
great reward, and that the love of the woman
he had worshiped in his youth had been with
him and around him, silent, watchful, all
these years.
ut would have been a splendid DEVOTION"
| said to myself, as | made my way home
land one possible only in a woman, to
humble herself as he had humbled herself
yet lower, to leave the boudoir of the woman
of the world for the kitchen of q village
presbytere; to put off the elegant toilet and
to put on the peasants gown, aye, and more
than all this, to live by his side, unknown to
him, respecting his loyalty to the dead-it
was sublime
A year latter visited P again. They
told me that the old Cure had died about
two months ago. | saw his grave in the
churchyard, but it was not in the spot that
he had laughingly pointed out to me when
he had shown me the church. | found it
hidden away in a corner, from which a
splendid view of the sea could be obtained
There was another grave by his side,
adorned with a simple white cross, on
which was written the one word, ''Mireillen
-BeIqrdri0.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01
REFORMED BY KINDNESS.
How the Great Shipbuilder Cured q
Drunken EmplOye.

John Roach, the late famous shipbuder,
believed in the law of kindness in dealing
with erring men. Out of the $4,000 men
employed by him first and last there were
seventy found guilty of criminal conduct.
He saved sixty of them. This is his story Of
the way he reformed q confirmed drunk
| ard, " says the 1aitorS' Magazine. Theman
was a master workman:
HE had terrible sprees, and had them
! pretty often. He would come raving into
the shops disgracing himself and digusting
ever ybody. When sober he was penitent.
and forgave him and took him back again
be nothing else to appeal to. One morning
he came in after one of his sprees and said:
"'Mr Roach, | want you to discharge me.
You can't make anything of me. | have
broken my promise and abused your trust
over and over. You took me up when had
| nothing to do, and you learned me your
trade, and paid me good wages, and have
borne with my faults till it amt human to
ask you to bear any more. Now, discharge
| me-
mike says l, Il won't discharge you,
but I'll let you resign. I'll write your resig'
nation for an idea struck me. | went to
my desk and wrote:
"John Roach:
"'SIR-You helped me when / was penni.
less. You gave me work when | was IDLE.
You taught me when l was ignorant You
have always paid me well. Youhave borne
with my infrmities over and over. But
have lost my self-respect, and have not
enough regard for you or love for my wife
and children to behave like man. and
therefore l hereby withdraw from your EN-
ployment.'
II gave it to him and said: L want you
to promise me one thing-that you will al
ways carry this with you, and that, when
about TO take glass of liquor you will take
this out, read it. sign it, and mail it to me
before you drink He promised solemniy
that he would He staid in my employ Tor
years and was never drunk again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01
THE LUNCH.

''Do they use the refuse from hotels!" I
asked, remembering the statement of my
friend the restaurateUr. Ny informant
winked knowingly and turned to attend to
two men who sat down at one of the tables
and boldly ordered a bottle of wine and
some lunch. Regulars" whispered the
barkeeper as | went out.
There is no doubt that the expensive
lunches are seriously cutting down the profits
of the saloons. Some of the larger ones
serve regular dinner to all who choose to
take it, and even the margin of profit on
liquor is not broad enough to stand it. But
free lunches are the order of the day, and if
the saloonist wishes to keep up with the
times he must provide them.
1t is hardly necessary to add that as he
realizes that he must square himself some
how the quality of the liquor frequently
suffers in consequence. This continual eat
ing at lunch counters ruins the digestion,
but eating and drinking at the same time
delays drunkenness, and after all don't
know but that dyspepsia is fully as respect
able as dellrium tremenS.
ALLAN FoRMAN.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01
Abstenious Southern Senators.

There are great many Southern Sena
tors who do not drink at all. There is Maxey,
of Texas, who is succeeded by Reagan. The
latter is also a total abstinence advocate
Colquitt, of Georgia, is one of the most high
toned Christian gentlemen in the Senate
He was Major General in the Confederate
army, and one OF the fiercest fighters the
South possessed. He graduated at Princeton
previous to the war. When there is any
question of morality concerned in ques
ton before the Senate Colquitt leads the
ranks in support, no matter how the party
lines are drawn. Senator Morgan is also q
total abstainer Senator Gibson, OF Lolilsf
ana, would vote for prohibition if he had ar
opportunity. Senator Ransom, OF NORTH
Carolina, says he has not tasted drop OF
liquor for many years, and is in favor OF
high license, and not prohibition.
| think there could be great many Sena'
torial names counted up on the Republican
side who drink more ''pizen" than thelr
brethren in the South. think could men
ton one New England Senator who con,
slmes sufficient quantity for a supply OF
any two of the Southern States, barring
Virginia and West Virginia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01

The free lunches of San Francisco are
spoken of with admiring awe by the we'll
seasoned FOUNDERS who have tasted them.
Regular dinners of five or six courses, oys-
tiers, soup, fish, roast and entrees, are dis
pensed by white-aproned attendants to thirs-
ty patrons of the bar with true Western
hospitality and lavshness. 1t is only within
the last few years, however, that the scheme
has been very extensively adopted in New
| York. A double bowl containing very salt
fish with an exceedingly mild cheese for
| long time suited New York saloonists. This
was supplemented by peppery pickles and
| olives, sausage sandwiches and the like, until
now in some of the more progressive bar
| rooms lunches are set up which fairly rival
those offered in the City of the Golden Gate.
Baked salmon, picked and fried oysters,
| dainty ham sandwiches, all sorts of soups,
baked beans, crackers and cheese, bologna
sausages, potato salads, chOwders and stews
are among the viands set out to tempt the
hungry and allure the thirsty. In fact, free
lunches have become so lavish and so free
that restaurant keepers complain that it is
| interfering seriously with their trade.
How do you suppose | can compete with
that place on the corner" growled discon-
! tented Boniface to me the other day. 81 have
to pay for my material and must charge for
it, A man won't come here to pay 80 cents
| for lunch and glass of lager when he can
get the beer for ) cents and have the lunch
| thrown in over theren
''How do they do itF' quered l.
The restaurant keeper winked mysteri-
ously, shrugged his shoulders and muttered
| something to the effect that he did not see
how man could afford TO pay for good
material and then give it away. But think
| his dark hints were without foundation
| There is no doubt that in some of the small
er gin mills the stews are made up from the
refuse of hotel kitchens and are highly sea
| soned TO conceal their composition In the
barrooms connected with the larger hotels
the food is prepared by the same cooks and
from the same materials as are served to the
guests of the house,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01
A Lunatic's Story About Mrs. Cleve-
land.
From the Philadelphia Ne,cs.

"Mrs. Cleveland came very near being as.
sassinated on the night of her marriage >
said stout, elderly docking gentleman in
the parlor of the Girard House, q few DAYS
ago. "A young man employed in the White
House as buffers assistant saw PHOTOGRAPH
of Mrs. Cleveland that used to be hanging
in the Presidents room and at once con,
ceived violent passion for the fair original,
although he had never seen her He, of
course, knew that his love was hopeless, but
rather than see her another's he resolved ia
Stay her. He managed to have himself an
pointed to wait at the side gate of the White
House grounds TO show the bridal party to
the carriage which was i'll readiness to con
vcy them to Deer Park. He quietly con
Quoted the bride and groom to the carriage
door, and just rs Mrs. G. had placed her
foot on the step he grasped her arm and was
about to plunge a stiletto in her breast
when he caught sight of her fair, sweet face
blanched with fear. The sight was too
much for him. His arm was STAYED, and
she took advantage of the opportunity to
escape into the carriage. The President
followed, thoroughly dazed, and nobody has
yet been told his impressions of that memoir
able episode The amorous young man de-
veloped unmistakable signs of insanity a
short time afterward and is now confined
in the Georgetown insane asylum. | visited
the place not long ago and he told me the
story himself" The genial gentleman
thereupon yawned, went out and walked
down Chestnut street humming a tune to
cool himself Off.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01
PortiereS and Curtains of Linen EN-
broidered with Colored Floss.

DIOtOGT6o WIN COlOreu FLOSS.
New York, April 30-Novelties in Dor
there's and curtains for summer use are of
fine mbleached linen embroidered in bright
colored floss silks. The design NAV be in the
form of a border Of arabesques or flowers ut
the top and at the bottom of the curtain.
the lower one of course being the wider: or
the entire surface of the linen may be en-
broldered i'll any pattern that suits the
fancy. This invokes greater amount of
work but the effect when finished is much
richer. Covers for tea tables and dressing
bureaus can also be manufactured OF I'M
bleached linen embroidered in a siuilal.
manner, lined with thin silk and fringed on
the edges. This kind of work originated
with the Irish peasantly, and y few pieces
were recently imported to this country by a
prominent art dealer of New York. They
weie SO admired that since then they hare
been most extensively copied and initiated
A pretty model for a lamp shade destined
as an Easter Offering was q square of white
surah with round opening cut in the CEN
tire. The silk was hand-painted in an ex-
quisito design of pale wild roses and honey
suckle and edged with wide Valenciennes
lace. The opening in the middle was faced
and had white satin ribbon run through it,
by means of which the shade was properly
adjusted to the lamp chimney.
IL used to he the fashion to put slices of
fresh lemon in finger bowls ut entertain
ments, but nowadays this custom is con
fined wholly to hotels and restaurants.
Whatever flowers happen to be in season are
used instead just now, violets, daffodils
and lilies of the valley are seen in profusion
on dinner and luncheon tables, and whoever
happens TO have any Bohemian glass slowed
away in the cupboard has become an object
of envy, since no table decoration is now
considered complete without IT,
CLARA LAMA.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01

| ran across a laxative barkeeper in one
OF the gorgeous uptown saloons not long
ago. Opposite TO the bar was a long table,
presided over by n white jacketed attend
ant. On the tables were six different kinds
of crackers, two varieties of cheese. two or.
three plates Of pickles, fine boiled ham
and round of corned beef, a silver turecn
of soup with lamp under it, bread, baked
beans, small Goldfish balls and half dozen
other dishes which / did not particularly
notice A dude was gingerly holding plate
of soup with one hand and picking from
dish to dish with the other
How do you make that pays / asked.
after had seen the youth get away with
about 20 cents worth of lunch, paw cents
for beer and tipboe out.
In that single CAGE it don't pay" replied
the bar-keeper; but he is regular Gus
toner; it gets him in the habit OF coming
here, and in the long run his custom and
that of his friends makes up the average.
Now here comesa different sort of q crowd
he added, as five men, who might have been
brokers or politicians, entered. / deter
mined TO witch the matter, so | sat down,
picked up paper and waited. They ordered
round of drinks and one by one strolled
over to the lunch table and nibbled aud
chatted; another round of drinks followed,
and another and another. They stood there
about an hour, during which time 81 go
found its way into the Gil. After the second
round first one started To go out and then
another, but each time they were detained
10y some one of the party, who stopped at
the lunch table for "just one more bite
and another order for drinks was the result.
Yet, with all their nibbling, the total CON
sumption Of food did not amount to so
cents.
Now, you see those fellows were pleased
remarked the barkeeper as they went out.
They will each OF 'em come in next time
and the chances are that they will bring i'm
Others. II it had not been for the lunch
they would have taken one or two drinks
and left The lunch induced EN- to STAY.
Here, get out o. that" he exclaimed, inter
rupting himself; that's no free lunch il
costs dollar bite" This last remark was
addressed 10 ragged specimen of the genus
tramp who had sidled up to the lunch table
Give him chunk of bread and fire him
out" added the barlleeper to the waiter in
charge of the lunch table
do you know he said, turning again to
me, that there nre*utH " thiS.city who
live on free lunc1l Hct 8bI,l kird. boint-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01
DRAWING-ROOM DECORATIONS.
New Ideas in Table characterization
Some Pretty Designs.

New YORK, April 3O--A pretty drawing
room decoration consists in having several
small tables each with a collection of some
particular ornament. Mrs. Florence Rice
Knox has a wonderfully beautiful collection
of china slippers resting ON carved table
They are Of all shapes and styles and are Of
Dresden, SevreS, Royal Worcester, Minton,
Delfe, japanese and from many other
famous potteIies. l know another lady who
has over 200 china cats in an ebony cabinet
They are large and small, some lying down,
some standing, sitting or running. These
also are from famous potteries. Statuettes
of illustrious people or reproductions of
famous pieces of sculpture in miniature
make an interesting collection. Another
friend has table covered with hundred
or more tiny but costly vases, the largest
three inches high. Very pretty hanging
brackets and cabinets, made of celluloid, Of
the amber color, or those initiating tortoise
shell, are something very new and UNIQUE
Royal Worcester ornaments on the latter
are very beautiful. The dark background
displays them to excellent advantage.
EVELYN BAKER HARvIER.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01

ing TO the tramp; ''of course he lives on free
lunch and gets precious little to wash II
down with, but real society men who, to all
appearances, aTC bang up swells. Why, some
OF 'em make science OF it and have their
routes all mapped out regular. You see a
fellow hires furnished room without board
for 50 or 81 week. In the morning he
comes around and gets couple Of cocktails
Tor 20 cents and eats breakfast. Then he
is perhaps treated once or twice during the
morning. He gets his lunch in the same
way, and il he is not invited out TO dinner
he takes another lunch at dinner time He
Keeps ON eating every time he takes "A drink
between times, so that, take it year in and
year out, his meals don't average more than
80 cents day. There are lots of 'em, but
you can't help spOtting them if you only
watch EN- One fellow comes in here almost
every day and drinks two glasses of beer;
While he is taking the first one he looks at
tie lunch counter and perhaps nibbles
cracker or two, then he says to Andy: by
Jove, I've just had dinner, but that soup
looks so good | believe I'll try spoonful
a-you might give me bit of bread and
slice of ham and Ayes, one or two of those
beans" Then he takes another beer and
goes out with ten cents worth OF beer and a
quarters worth of lunch under his belt.
Ray! Why, yes, of course. such custom
pays lie knows we set a good lunch and II
any one offers to treat him he steers 'em in
here. Then, too, all these fellows will drink
and if they only have to pay for their drinks
and get their meals for nothing it's SO much
saved. Here comes a regular now"
fashionably dressed gentleman entered
and proceeded at once to the lunch counter;
he disposed of plate of soup and some
crackers; then ordered a glass of beer and
again turned his attention to the lunch.
such fellows as that don't pay except in
the long run" remarked my communicative
friend. you've got to average 'en up, but
where one fellow comes in and eats quar-
ters worth there are ten who don't eat
cents worth from weeks end to weeks end.
But when they do want bite they want it,
and they .patronize some barroom where
they can get it. That is why free lunches
pay"
Where do you get the things FROM l
asked.
I'VE have 'em cooked down here in the
hotel, except the beans, which we buy from
bean bakery. But there are fellows who
make business of supplying the smaller
places with lunch They cook at wholesale
and sell at reasonable prices enough and SO
make a good thing out of it,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-01
FREELUNCH DESTR0YERS
HOW THEIR OPERATIONS ARE
CONDUCTED IN NEW YORK.

Guests Of Honor and Victims Of the
"Bouncer"- Other Cities Com
pare With the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Of Various Victims of the Lunch
Fiend.
NEW YORK, April 3O.--Free lunch ispe-
culiaIly an American institution, an out
growth of that same active, pushing spirit
of competition which Induces religious pa
pers to offer chromos and revolvers to every
subscriber, ard tobacco manufacturers to
put gold coins, greerbacls and orders for
building lots in packages Of chewing to-
bacco.
When man can get glass of beer and
sandwich for five cents in one saloon he will
not go next door where the only extras Of
fered him with his beer are few consump-
tive cloves and handful of antique pop
corn. Then again most men like to take
bite between drinks, and highly seasoned
food induces an extra thirst which, perforce,
must be slaked at the bar